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# National Child Safeguarding Facilitator Role (Local Government Focus)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-child-safeguarding-facilitator-role-local-government-focus-ocds-h6vhtk-02cf04). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Strong and effective multi-agency safeguarding arrangements sit at the heart of cross-government efforts to ensure the best outcomes for all children and families. The Department for Education is inviting bids for the role of a“National child safeguarding facilitator (local government focus)”. The individual will be required to support the local government response to the safeguarding partners reform work and the development of existing national policy to improve safeguarding outcomes for children and young people. We anticipate this will be for 15-month service contract with an option to extend for 12 months at an approximate total contract cost of £194,400.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Published Value:** £194,400 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 November 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02cf04`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-child-safeguarding-facilitator-role-local-government-focus-ocds-h6vhtk-02cf04#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [education.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Feducation.app.jaggaer.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-child-safeguarding-facilitator-role-local-government-focus-ocds-h6vhtk-02cf04#participate

## Description
Strong and effective multi-agency safeguarding arrangements sit at the heart of cross-government efforts to ensure the best outcomes for all children and families. 
The Department for Education is inviting bids for the role of a“National child safeguarding facilitator (local government focus)”. The Department is looking for an individual who understands and has experience of the workings of local government and in particular multi-agency safeguarding for children at a senior level, to work in partnership with national facilitators for police and health in supporting and challenging local safeguarding children’s partnerships. 
The individual will be required to support the local government response to the safeguarding partners reform work and the development of existing national policy to improve safeguarding outcomes for children and young people. 
This will include, but is not limited to:
• Identifying and assessing emerging issues and threats within local multi-agency safeguarding partnerships and developing plans to address these in partnership with other national facilitators. 
• Liaising with all local safeguarding partnerships in England and engage relevant safeguarding leads in local government to promote effective arrangements, to map and share best practice. 
• Providing appropriate peer review and challenge to support development of robust local arrangements. 
Relevant safeguarding experience within a multi-disciplinary team along with knowledge and understanding of children’s social care practice including guidance, appropriate legislation and issues relevant to children particularly the Children and Social Work Act 2017 is essential.
We anticipate this will be for 15-month service contract with an option to extend for 12 months at an approximate total contract cost of £194,400
The Department will be holding a market engagement event on 2nd November 2021 10:00 – 11:00. If you wish to attend the market engagement event please message the Department through Jaggaer to register. The event will be held via Microsoft Teams. The presentation slides will be made available on Jaggaer after the event
The opportunity is available on our electronic tendering system: https://education.app.jaggaer.com

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £194,400

- **Contract Period:** 03/01/2022 to 31/03/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026472-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-21T21:45:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-09T02:11:40.535Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02cf04